Data Platform Architect — Databricks, Palantir & MLOps

hatch I.T.; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Expression seeks an experienced Data Platform Architect to guide data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions from prototype to production. You will lead across engineering, data science, analytics, and mission teams to ensure scalable, secure data platforms with governance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include setting technical standards, implementing DataOps/MLOps practices, and ensuring production readiness while collaborating with stakeholders on data products and pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience guiding data platform implementations across data engineering, analytics, and ML teams.
• Hands-on guidance for data integration, governance, and platform operations.
• Ability to deliver production-ready solutions and drive standardization across projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural guidance, technical standards, and operational support for secure, scalable data/analytics/AI/ML solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to structure data pipelines and platform assets for production readiness.

Skills

Architectural guidance

Data governance

DataOps / MLOps

Security & compliance

DevOps

Performance optimization

Tools

Databricks

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Expression seeks an experienced Data Platform Architect to guide data, analytics, and AI/ML solutions from prototype to production. You will lead across engineering, data science, analytics, and mission teams to ensure scalable, secure data platforms with governance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include setting technical standards, implementing DataOps/MLOps practices, and ensuring production readiness while collaborating with stakeholders on data products and pipelines.